Clothes drier



March 31, 1931. w. s o s 1,798,562

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Ms Z Mm 1 a W E 3 w G am s Patented Mar. 31, 1931 GEORGE WILLIAM SIMONS, OF POSEY, ILLINOIS CLOTHES DRIER Application filed June 23, 1930. Serial No. 463,103.

This invention relates to a clothes drier of that type utilizing radial arms supported by a central standard.

It is an object of the invention to provide a knock-down device of this character, the parts of which can be bundled together compactly when not in use, it being possible readily to set up the device without requiring the use'of any special tools for that purpose.

Another object is to provide a clothes drier of maximum capacity the radial arms of which can be separately removed from or placed in position at will, there being combined with the structure a means for storing the detached arms.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of What is claimed Without depart- 'ing fromthe spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a top plan view, portions of the arms being broken away.

Figure 2 is a front elevation.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3"3, Figure 2.

Figure d is a section on line ll,'Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a section on line 55, Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a section on line 6-6, Figure 5, portions of the legs being shown in elevation.

Figure 7 is a section on line 77, Figure 2,

portions of the arms being shown in elevation.

Figure 8 is an elevation of the drier collapsed.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates a standard angular in cross section and projecting upwardly a: from the center of a base 2 which is preferably circular and formed with a central depression 3 about which are arranged concentric segmental recesses 4.

A slide 5 is mounted on the standard 1 and is formed with longitudinal ribs 6, the lower ends of which are cut away obliquely :as shown at 7 so as to cooperate with standard 1 to form angular recesses '8. An opening 9 is provided in the lower angular end of each of' these ribs for the reception of a locking pin or key 10 as hereinafter explained.

The legs used for supporting the drier have been indicated at 11 and one of them is provided for each of the ribs 6. One end of each leg is cut oif at an acute angle to form a wedge 12 adapted to fit snugly in one of the recesses 8 and each of these ends has an opening 13. The legs are 'soproportioned' that, when in one position, they will fit snugly in the recesses 8 and diverge downwardly from standard 1 as shown in Figures 2 and 6. When thus located the pins or keys 10 can be inserted into openings 13.

By reversing the legs 11 they can be held parallel with standard 7 1 but with their wedge-like ends still seated in recesses 8 with openings 18 located to receive the pins 10. This position of one of the legs has been shown in Figure 8.

By means of a pin 14 'removably mounted within "standard 1 above slide 5, said standard and its base 2 can be held raised by the downwardly diverging legs as shown in F igure 2. However, by removing pin 14 the base 2'can be lowered-onto the floor or ground and slide 5 can be moved upwardly along the standard. Pins 10 can then be withdrawn to detach legs 11 which can then be placed in upright position with their lower ends in recess 3 and their wedge-shaped upper ends 12 in the recesses 8. Pins 10 can then be reinserted into the openings 13 to hold the slide and legs together.

Removably mounted on the upper portion of standard 1 is a sleeve 15 having a lower supporting flange 16 extending therearound and an upper annular flange 17. One of these flanges can be extended outwardly bea loltger position, supported by another pin Arms 19 are adapted to be extended radially from sleeve 15. Each of these arms has one end adapted to be inserted, while in a tilted position, between the flanges 16 and 17, a prong 20 extends upwardly from the inserted end of each arm so that when the arm is swung downwardly to a substantially horizontal position as shown in Figures 1, 2, and 7, the prong will be forced upwardly into flange l7 and hold the arm against withdrawal.

A retaining ring 21 is removably mounted on upright 1, there being strips 22 extending inwardly therefrom and fastened together so as to form a structure which extends around the standard as shown particularly in Figure 4. Another ring 23 can be secured to the strips 22 and concentric with ring 21, thereby forming segmental spaces 24. This ring is adapted to be held against upward and downward movement on the standard by superposed pins 25 and 26 which extend hrough the standard above and below strips 25 and are removable. I 7

It has already been explained how the legs are assembled with the standard to support it in raised position and how the radial arms 19 are detachably connected to and supported by sleeve 15. When it is desired to knockdown the drier the arms 19 are swun upwardly so as to become disengaged from flange 17. Pins 10 are withdrawn and the legs are placed on the base 2 and held against the standard 1 as has been described. The sleeve 15 is withdrawn upwardly from the standard 1 and thereafter the arms 19 are inserted downwardly into the segmental recesses l in base 2 and with their upper ends supported in the segmental spaces between rings 21 and 23. The sleeve is then replaced either in its normal or in an inverted position.

In Figure 8 the sleeve has been shown by full lines in an inverted position but it is to be understood that it can be retained in position with flange 16 lowermost and resting on the upper ends of the arms 19 as shown by broken lines in Figure 8 should it be desired to use the sleeve as an arm retaining element. Openings can be provided in the standard at such points as to permit insertion of the pins 18 wherever found desirable to hold the sleeve in any of the positions mentioned. 7

When the drier is collapsedas described, it can be readily stored and transported without danger of any of the parts becoming separated and lost.

Obviously the drier can be easily set up for use simply by reversing the operation followed in collapsing it.

What is claimed is:

' 1. A clothes drier including a standard, a

recessed base connected thereto, a retaining ring on the standard, a flanged member removably mounted on the standard, arms detachably connected to said member and adapted to radiate therefrom, said arms being insertable through the ring and onto the base, and means for securing the said member to the standard above the arms to hold the arms seated in the ring and on the base.

2. A clothes drier including a standard, a recessed base connected thereto,- a sleeve removably mounted on the standard having upper and lower annular flanges, arms insertable between the flanges and adapted to radiate therefrom, prongs on the arms insertable into-one of the flanges under the weight of loads on the arms, and means for supporting the member at difierent elevations on the standard.

3. The combination with a standard and a recessed base connected thereto, of a slide on the standard having outstanding longitudinal ribs cut away at their lower-sends for co-opcration with the standard to form angular recesses, legs having wedge-like ends insertable in the recesses while the legs are in either downwardly diverging or substantially parallel positions, and removable means carried by the ribs and insertable into the legs for holding them in either of said positions.

a. The combination with a standard and a recessed base connected thereto, of a slide on the standard having outstanding longitudinal ribs cut away at their lower ends for co-operation with the standard to form angular recesses, legs having wedge-like ends insertablc in the recesses while the legs are in either downwardly diverging or substantially parallel positions, removable means engaging the ribs and legs for holding the legs in either of said positions, means for holding the slide against movement along the standard, said legs when in substantially parallel positions, being supported by the base.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, 1 have hereto afiizzed my signature.

GEORGE WILLIAM SIMONS. 

